jANUAItV IS. lOOG. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



55J 



.losi'pli A. 1511(111111?. Wiiiiam H. liinncm^'-. L.vni.iii A, liiuili uiu'. 



Three Well Known Brothers, One of Whom Passed Away on January 14. 



•are in the application of water. There 

 will bo no necessity for watering the 

 ivhole bed for some time after the ])lants 

 lire set, but water siiouhl be api)lie(l 

 !o that part of the soil imniecliately 

 -urrouudinji; the plants. Tims the inois- 

 iiire is placed so it can be reached by 

 ;lie roots and utilized by the plants, and 

 ianger of sourin<i; the soil thereby 

 ■ivoided. As the plants attain size and 

 the roots spread a larger surface will 

 •equire to be dampened, until tlie whole 

 \'Cd is covered, but too much care can- 

 not be used in the application of water 

 luring tlieso dull, sliort days when very 

 'ittle evaj)oration takes place. 



W. S. ('i;oviK)X. 



MUMS AND LETTUCE. 



Could I grow mums in grcciiliouso 

 oenches in tiie same soil 1 usc<l U>v let- 

 tuce? Would there Ik- ;iiiy diiiigcr of 

 .spoiling my lettu<'f- soil.' Or would the 

 Toots interfere ^itli the Icttuc'.' Or 

 would it b(> better to grow them in 

 pots plunged in tlie lettuce soil? If 

 planted in tli" bench coubl I mulch 

 them, with what aiul how thick? What 

 two or thiei' varieties of each color, 

 white, yellow and jiink, would be best 

 for cutting to lie oil" by Thanksgiving, 

 as I want the ground lOr lettuce.' 



C. II. T. 



If I follow ('. II. T. correct I V, he 

 iesires to know whether he i-an use 

 the same soil Mitliout changing :ifter 

 lhe mums are cut. for a lettuce croj); 

 if he uses new soil for the mums, or 

 ]>erhaps it is a soli,| be,| insteail of a 

 ncnch where the soil is not removed 

 very often. In any case a crop of 

 triums can be taken before lettuce is 

 •planted, jirovidiug the soil is sweetened 

 out ami more fertilizer added b(>forc re- 

 planting to another crop. P>y fetilizer 

 I mean a top-diessing of nice rotten 

 manure. If this top-dressing were 



a]iplied to the ehrysanthemums in Sep- 

 tember, an inch or so in thickness, it 

 would help both crops a good deal. It 

 is not advisable to ki>ep soil in the 

 benches too long. It should be ch.anged 

 cvi?rv vear at least. 



A selection of standard varieties that 

 would run together would be about as 

 follows: White, Alice Ryron, White 

 Coombes, Eaton; yellow, Cheltoni, Ap- 

 |)lcton, Yellow Eaton; junk, Coombes, 

 W. Duckham. F. A. Cobbold; red, S. T. 

 Weight, Dazzle, W. K. Church. 



C. II. T. 



OBITUARY. 



Death of J. A. Budlong. 



On Saturday morning, .lannary 1."., 

 .rosepli A. Ibidloug. the widely ktu)wn 

 • hicago gi'ovvcr and wholesaler of cut 

 llowers, while riiliiig his l)icycle past the 

 greenhouses of I'eter IJeinberg, at K'obey 

 street and I'oster avenue, was struck 

 by an electric car, sustaining a fracture 

 of th(^ hip :inil internal injuries frmu 

 which he dicil ou Sunday aftci'noon at ?> 

 o'cdock. No one lint the motoi-inan wit- 

 nessed the ;iecideiit and it is imjiossilde 

 to say just how it occurred. Mi'. I'uil- 

 long was remo\ed from the scene of the 

 accident to the Swdlish hospital only a 

 few bloeks away, liut his injuries were 

 beyond the reach ot' medical science. 



-Joseph A. i'.nillong was born .at l'ro\i- 

 ilence. li. I., in ]^^l. He removed to 

 Chicago in ISlii' and has been an active 

 and influential liuuie in his section ol' 

 the city for nearly h;ilf a century. A 

 luuulier of ye.ars ago he was engaged in 

 imiiket gardening and the pickle packing 

 business with his brotlier. but for twenty 

 years he has devoted his enei-^ies to the 

 growing of cut fhnvers. l''or nearly a 

 dozen years his proilm-t was consigned to 

 leading co'iiniissiun houses, the range of 

 glass lieing addcil to until, in ISlts, it 

 afTortled sulhcient resources for the back- 

 ing of a wludesale store, which was 

 opened at 37 and M!t b'an<lo|pli street and 

 was at that tinu^ under the management 

 of .John Zech, the ])resent m.anager being 

 riiilip Schupp, who is Mr. Bmllong's son- 

 indaw. The business has developed both 

 steadily and rajtidly and is now among 

 the largest in the city, handling besides 

 the cut from the lludhuig range, tTie con- 

 signments of a considerable number of 

 other "rowers. 



The greeidiouse eNtablishment has been 

 added to until the glass to be erected this 

 spring will completely cover the city 

 si|uare on \Vest IJerwyn, near Lin- 

 coln a\eiuie. The very best of methods 

 liave been followed in all depart- 

 ments .and the best of results achieved. 

 .Mr. lUidlong mwer de[>arted from 

 his Xew Kngland conservatism and 

 whatever he undeitook was well consid- 

 ered and eminently practical. In recent 

 years he has practically given over the 

 management- oT his grecudmuses to his 

 son, .\. JI. I'.mlloiig, in whose hands the 

 prestige of the e-,talilislunent has suf- 

 lei«'d not at all. 



.Mr. Iballong was -■ | n.'itured, kind 



lieai'leil and ;:encrous to a licgrec; which 

 woti him not only the respect ,if everv- 

 one who knew iiini, Imt the friendslii[i of 

 all with whom he was thrown in contact. 

 Ills liii^iiiess integiity w;is a maxim. 



Since givinu" oMT the ;u-tive manage- 

 iiieiit of his husine-^s he has devoted a 

 lai^e part, of his time to the (uitdoor 

 recreations ol' whii-li he was so fond. 

 Principal of theve were bicycle riding 

 and skntiiig. Annually for twelvt' year" 

 he has made .a liicye,e pilgrimage to his 

 oM I'.imny home near Providence. It is 

 l.io'i aillrs by the shortest iMnr.' and the 

 trip occiipie,! two io ilnv*^ weeks. Tie 

 in\:iii:ibly wheeled the entire distance on.,- 

 way. 



Mrs. P.udlong <iir\i\es, with one soii. 

 Alliert II., and ..no daughter, Mi's. Philip 

 Schii[iji. The biisiiii.^s will I.e e.arrieil on 

 by the estate withmi; cliaiii;e in the niaii- 

 :igement. 



In the jiirtiiie .1. A. P.udh.ng is at th.- 

 hit. At the nglit is i.y;n:iii .\. P.udioiii.', 

 tile Well known piid\le p.'irker ;ind largest 

 oiiion set ;;rower in tiie Cnited States. 

 In the <^enter is Wm. II. P.udlong, of 

 Providence, the youiiLrer brotlier. 



The funeral w;is held ,,n Wednesday 

 at'tenioon and w;is .■ittended by a large 

 niiailMr ,,f t|,,,s,, ;,, ||,,, trade, "ihe (lor7il 

 riiih-miir.-.nces heinix \erv numerous. In- 

 icrinent w;is ;,! b'ose ]\i\l c-mctery. 



^ii-:;'i^-c. li.!.. — The Sterling Floral 

 ' "■ will ei-eid ,•! c;ini;ition house :'.*S.\ I L'D 

 this spiing. 



